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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Lapwing

Lapwing

(Northern lapwing)

Vanellus vanellus

Gaelic: Curracag

Photograph © Debbie Bozkurt
Baleshare - Benbecula - Outer Hebrides (Western Isles)
11th February, 2006

See a photograph of a lapwing flying by John Hamilton.

 

 

Lapwing records in the Western Isles

Common resident or migrant breeder (1000 -10,000 pairs) and winter visitor (regulary seen in good numbers)
Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)

On the chart below the darker the shade of blue the more abundant the bird is during a month or the more likely you are to see it.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D

(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

Other local bird photographs

Sources of information for the bird sightings section

Debbie's online photo album

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